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Universal Postal Union orchestrates global postal network from Bern
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Swiss retail trade stagnated in 2025
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New Nestlé boss plots strategic overhaul to reignite growth
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From London to Lausanne: how Isomorphic Labs is rewriting drug discovery
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Google DeepMind spin-off Isomorphic Labs is building an AI drug design engine that it believes can “solve” all diseases. We spoke to its Chief Technology Officer in Lausanne about Switzerland’s key role, AI hype, and what it will take to cure cancer. In 2013, Sergei Yakneen was on the fast track to a brilliant tech …
Swiss watch exports continued to fall in 2025
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Swiss watch manufacturers sold slightly fewer timepieces abroad last year, with exports to China and Hong Kong suffering a hard fall. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Exports to the United States were more or less stable. Swiss manufacturers exported a total of CHF25.6 billion worth of watches, stated the …
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